# porn

Pronunciation: US say "PORN" /pɔɹn/; UK say "PAWN" /pɔːn/

## Noun

1. Sexually explicit pictures, films, or writing, or a single work of this kind; pornography. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Pictures, films, or writing that show sex in a very open way.
   - _Critics argue that easy access to online porn shapes how young adults think about sex._
   - _The newsstand sold papers up front and kept the porn on the top shelf._
2. Material that presents a nonsexual subject in a sensational way to give intense pleasure or feed a fascination, sometimes exploitatively, as in food porn or poverty porn. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Pictures or videos that show something in an exciting, over-the-top way, like food porn or poverty porn.
   - _Cooking shows have turned slow-motion shots of melting chocolate into food porn._
   - _The listings site is shameless real estate porn, all infinity pools and ocean views._

## Origin

A clipping of pornography, recorded from the mid-20th century.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/porn (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).